SAAO Observing Rota for April 2025
	Month	Day	Date	Moon%	1.9-m	1.0-m	Lesedi	IRSF	SALT
	Apr	Wed	2	26
	Apr	Thu	3	37	Koen		Queue
	Apr	Fri	4	47			Schedule
	Apr	Sat	5	58
	Apr	Sun	6	68
	Apr	Mon	7	77	SHOC	WALOP	Mookodi
	Apr	Tue	8	85
	Apr	Wed	9	91
	Apr	Thu	10	96	Engineering /		Queue
	Apr	Fri	11	99	Aluminising		Schedule
	Apr	Sat	12	100
	Apr	Sun	13	99
	Apr	Mon	14	97		WALOP	Mookodi
	Apr	Tue	15	92
	Apr	Wed	16	86
	Apr	Thu	17	79	Groot		Queue
	Apr	Fri	18	71			Schedule
	Apr	Sat	19	61
	Apr	Sun	20	51
	Apr	Mon	21	40	SpUpNIC	WALOP	Mookodi
	Apr	Tue	22	30	Sickafoose
	Apr	Wed	23	20	SHOC
	Apr	Thu	24	12	Tampo		Queue
	Apr	Fri	25	5			Schedule
	Apr	Sat	26	1
	Apr	Sun	27	0
	Apr	Mon	28	2	SpUpNIC	WALOP	Mookodi
	Apr	Tue	29	7
	The percentage of Moon illuminated at local midnight is shown in column 4. Names in square brackets are visitor support astronomers. Dates of Public Holidays are highlighted and marked in Bold. 18 April: Good Friday; 21 April: Family Day; 27 April: Freedom Day; 28 April: Freedom Day Observed